IRAQ-CONFLICT: Guards foil attempt to rob 600 million dollars in Baghdad

Guards escorting a vehicle moving up to 600 million US dollars from Baghdad's Raffideen Bank Tuesday foiled an attempt by armed men to rob the cash, the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite channel reported.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Arabs appeal to world organizations to preserve Iraq’s great

The Arab Regional Branch of the International Council of Archives (ARBICA) has called upon UNESCO and other international organizations to take decisions and prompt initiatives to strictly enforce the preservation of the great heritage of Iraq.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US Jewish lobby and Iraqi opposition to cooperate in future

Dr. Marwan Bashara, Professor of International Relations at the Paris-based Faculty of Political Science, praised the role played by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) media, particularly Abu Dhabi Satellite Channel, in covering latest developments on the war against Iraq.

SYRIA: Second domino to tumble?

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Arabic dailies have continued to show their concern about the situation in the Middle East, with particular emphasis on the repercussions of the Iraq war on the region.

NORTH KOREA: Russia ready to join multilateral talks

Russia is ready to take part in multilateral consultations on North Korea's nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov said.

IRAQ: Nassiriya’s meeting another transitional point, says UAE paper

Today's meet between US officials and Iraqi opposition groups in Nassiriya is seen by a United Arab Emirates (UAE) daily as "another transitional point" along the journey to a successful takeover by Iraqis to control their own country. The Dubai-based ‘Gulf News' believes that some of the top Iraqis will not be going, preferring to send deputies.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Two US soldiers killed in southern Iraq

Two US soldiers were killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast in southern Iraq, Al Jazeera channel reported. (QNA)

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli soldier killed in clashes with Palestinians

Israeli occupation troops killed a Palestinian Tuesday morning in a brief exchange of fire in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, both sides reported.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US fans fears of expanding war

Major United Arab Emirates (UAE) English dailies today commented on the situation in Iraq after the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein, and the looming US threat on another Arab country, Syria.

MIDDLE EAST: The painful truth behind Sharon’s ‘painful concessions’ for

Major United Arab Emirates (UAE) English dailies today commented the latest development in the Palestinian issue in the light of the latest statement by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, in which he said that he was willing to make "painful concessions" to resolve the Palestinian issue.

UAE: 65 illegal immigrants arrested

As many as 67 illegal immigrants, of whom 46 are female, were suspended in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday and were all referred to court for prosecution, following a search campaign carried out by the Department of Naturalization and Residency.

UAE-WORLD BANK: Officials briefed on preparations for September Dubai

A delegation representing Dubai 2003 has joined the official United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation in meeting World Bank Group President James D Wolfensohn in Washington to discuss arrangements for the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund to be held in the UAE in September.

IRAN: Iraqi leaders entering Iran will be prosecuted

Iran said today it will arrest and prosecute any element of Iraq's Baath regime, including its leaders, who possibly cross into the Iranian territory.

JORDAN-IRAQ: Authorities deny having received former Iraqi leaders

A ranking Jordanian official has affirmed that his country has not received any of the former Iraqi leaders.

NORTH KOREA: War in Iraq softens stance on talks with US

The US-led war in Iraq has played a key role in the softening of North Korea's stance, making it more flexible in its policy towards the United States, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reported today referring to South Korea's top security adviser.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: US forces take Tikrit, resistance less than expected

US forces met with less resistance than expected when they took over Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Monday, a US military spokesman said.

MIDDLE EAST: Israelis destroy another Palestinian house

The Israeli occupation forces demolished today a house owned by Palestinian citizen Jamal Mohamed al-Rojoub, in Dora village, Hebron.

ISRAEL-TURKEY: Israel allows Turkish workers into country in return for

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has allowed 800 Turkish laborers to work in Israel as part of a 687-million-dollar deal with Israel's military industries to upgrade Patton tanks for the Turkish army.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: UNESCO calls on coalition forces to protect cultural assets

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today called for coalition forces in Iraq to protect the country's cultural assets as a matter of urgency, after Baghdad' s national museum was plundered by looters under the nose of US troops.

MIDDLE EAST: France proposes five-stage peace plan

French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, who is currently visiting Egypt, has proposed a five-stage peace plane for the Middle East settlement.

IRAQ-CONFLICT: Hunt for mass destruction weapons could be lengthy

There would be more work to be done in Iraq and the hunt for the mass destruction weapons could be lengthy, Vincent Brooks, the US army brigadier-general, said today.